名词 n.
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理由,原因,动机[C][U][(+for)][+(that)][+why][+to-v] The reason (that) she did it is still a mystery. 或 The reason why she did it is still a mystery. 她为什么做那件事仍是一个谜。 We have every reason to refuse. 我们完全有理由拒绝。 We have reason to believe that he was lying. 我们有理由相信他是在撒谎。 The reason for her absence was that she was ill. 她之所以缺席是因为她病了。
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道理,情理;明智[U] Why won't you listen to reason? 你为什么不愿听从道理?
不及物动词 vi.
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推论,推理,思考 He is good at teaching his students to reason. 他擅于教导学生如何推理。
及物动词 vt.
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推论,推理[Y][+that] I reasoned that he did not come because his old car had broken down again. 我推想他没有来是因为他的老爷车又抛锚了。
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劝说[O][(+into/out of)] I reasoned him out of selling his house. 我说服他不把房子卖掉。
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